Former fugitive pleads guilty in stabbing incident

Oct. 6, 2012

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The Gazette Staff

CHILLICOTHE -- A Cynthiana man has pleaded guilty to a felony related to stabbing a man with a screwdriver outside a Bainbridge bar in January 2011.

Timothy R. Keaton, 46, is scheduled to be sentenced on the single count of felonious assault at 11:30 a.m. Oct. 18. Keaton faces a sentence ranging from two to eight years on the second-degree felony charge.

Until July, Keaton had eluded authorities since September 2011, when he failed to show up for a court appearance. ...